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. >> indeed, rich guys of ukraine are for unification and stability of the country. they don't want to be just small people in far distance russian province. they would like to be rich guys in independent ukraine. they know here in ukraine not with a totalitarian state, they can be independent and free. they know the story of the very rich guy of russia, you know the story as well, who was released just a few months ago. so what is important is the whole ukrainian nation from poor people in far villages to the most rich people, they have the same opinion towards russian invasion, towards civilities and the country. you know probably that two very rich business member of the ukraine. >> valeri, that puts us in mind of an old american saying about people preferring to be big fish in small ponds rather than small fish in big ponds. if you're an ologart in the ukraine you're probably looking at wanting to remain a big shot in that country rather than a remote province. that brings us to the end of this edition of inside story. thanks for being with us. in washington, i'm
. >> indeed, rich guys of ukraine are for unification and stability of the country. they don't want to be just small people in far distance russian province. they would like to be rich guys in independent ukraine. they know here in ukraine not with a totalitarian state, they can be independent and free. they know the story of the very rich guy of russia, you know the story as well, who was released just a few months ago. so what is important is the whole ukrainian nation from poor people...
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that should have told us they he's not going to stand by because that guarantees that the ukraine will move towards europe with this gone. and he wants to reassert his influence and we should have been ready for it. the one and it's the first reflux of this administration and others to exclude vladimir putin rather than to complete withdraw. >> that will be decisive to have him do what he wants to do. but he enjoys the platform. he has a strategic plan that is restoring this that these were once had with the soviet union. to be taken seriously as a country. so that would actually matter. but to boot him out of there. both the g8 and the g7 and eight number out. that's what we should be doing. lou: sources of names, general. let america and has said that if he's not interested in annexing crimea. then one thinks about this being involved. would you think the future holds? >> you know, i think that he will continue to put pressure here. the fact of the matter is that what is driving him in the ukraine moving towards the eu. moving away from russia. he did not want that. geopolitically, t
that should have told us they he's not going to stand by because that guarantees that the ukraine will move towards europe with this gone. and he wants to reassert his influence and we should have been ready for it. the one and it's the first reflux of this administration and others to exclude vladimir putin rather than to complete withdraw. >> that will be decisive to have him do what he wants to do. but he enjoys the platform. he has a strategic plan that is restoring this that these...
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making news this morning, pursuing diplomacy, a new strategy hopes to put an end to the crisis between ukraine and russia. high-level talks between the two countries with the united states right in the middle. >>> massive explosion. a neighborhood rocked and leveled. debris in the trees and nearby windows blown out. new details on what caused the deadly blast. >>> swallowed by the sea. tossed like a toy in an ocean, rescue unlike any other. >> it started to go down pretty quick. she went straight into the water. >> the terrifying moment there and dramatic rescue all caught on camera. >>> epic reactions this morning after putting a rotary phone in the hands of youngsters. >> not like this. >> good wednesday morning, everyone. i'm john muller. >> i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. we begin with high-level talks aimed at putting an end to the tense situation between ukraine and russia. >> secretary of state john kerry meeting with russia's foreign minister in paris this morning. kerry is also speaking with ukraine's foreign minister who hitched a ride to france on secretary of state's plane.
making news this morning, pursuing diplomacy, a new strategy hopes to put an end to the crisis between ukraine and russia. high-level talks between the two countries with the united states right in the middle. >>> massive explosion. a neighborhood rocked and leveled. debris in the trees and nearby windows blown out. new details on what caused the deadly blast. >>> swallowed by the sea. tossed like a toy in an ocean, rescue unlike any other. >> it started to go down...
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ukraine, countries like maldove va and georgia, they're going to watch us very carefully, we don't want those countries to succumb to russian blackmail, whether it's about energy or money or anything else. i think there are a lot of tough things we can do, we can suspend russia from various organizations. >> all right. >> we can make her pay a price, i think we will do that. >> good to have you here tonight, sir. >> thank you. >>> while washington scrambles to counter president putin, a number of experienced russia watchers are wondering why anyone is surprised by these events. many feel they have been laid out quite clearly for many years. simon marks is a former bureau chief. simon welcome. you just heard the back and forth i had with congressman engle, and john mccain and president obama. they're talking about international law. who -- does putin care about any of that? >> i think that's the real question, martha. if anything good comes out of all this. it may be a fundamental misconception that one can argue has dogged russia for years, it's finally smashed. the misconception being
ukraine, countries like maldove va and georgia, they're going to watch us very carefully, we don't want those countries to succumb to russian blackmail, whether it's about energy or money or anything else. i think there are a lot of tough things we can do, we can suspend russia from various organizations. >> all right. >> we can make her pay a price, i think we will do that. >> good to have you here tonight, sir. >> thank you. >>> while washington scrambles to...
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perhaps ukraine. et cetera. so as he looks at the border he thinks this is a threat and you could interpret what's happening here as an effort -- i should say in crimea as an effort for -- by vladimir putin to damage, let's say, ukraine, to make it impossible for them to easily blend in to nato. so that he doesn't have to really obviously take over ukraine. he's not going to. but if he is able to control crimea which is what they want, where their base is, that would be enough. >> steven, do you think from vladimir putin's perspective, again, this is not trying to justify at all what he's doing in crimea but do you think it makes sense from vladimir putin's perspective as opposed to him being delusional as some others have said? >> i watched the press conference. i was in when i was national security adviser in meetings with putin, with both president bush and on my own, and he's the same guy. i mean, he was very well prepared. he's very on message. he was controlled. he was making his case. so, this is really t
perhaps ukraine. et cetera. so as he looks at the border he thinks this is a threat and you could interpret what's happening here as an effort -- i should say in crimea as an effort for -- by vladimir putin to damage, let's say, ukraine, to make it impossible for them to easily blend in to nato. so that he doesn't have to really obviously take over ukraine. he's not going to. but if he is able to control crimea which is what they want, where their base is, that would be enough. >> steven,...
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putin's invasion of ukraine could just drive countries away from russia. marci and john. >> tahman bradley live in washington. thank you. >>> all right. now to south africa where day three of testimony in the murder trial of south african olympic runner oscar pistorius is under way. already this morning, pistorius' defense attorney has challenged testimony of a husband and wife who say they heard screams then gunshots from pistorius' house on the morning reeva steenkamp was killed. yesterday the wife cried on the stand during testimony. at one point pistorius covered his ears as if to stop from hearing what was being said. >>> here at home, emergency crews remain on the scene of a deadly explosion in new jersey. a gas leak led to the blast which killed one woman and hurt several others. ten homes were destroyed and dozens of others were so damaged that families were not allowed to return. some spent the night at a firehouse. neighbors describe the terrifying moments of the explosion. >> the loudest sound i ever heard. >> we saw just flames and smoke and ju
putin's invasion of ukraine could just drive countries away from russia. marci and john. >> tahman bradley live in washington. thank you. >>> all right. now to south africa where day three of testimony in the murder trial of south african olympic runner oscar pistorius is under way. already this morning, pistorius' defense attorney has challenged testimony of a husband and wife who say they heard screams then gunshots from pistorius' house on the morning reeva steenkamp was...
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they are scheduled to be in country until march 12th. >>> robert, in speaking before the senate armed services committee chuck hagel spilling out any u.s. military role in ukraine. >> this morning the defense department is pursuing measures to support our allies stepping up joint training through aviation detachment in poland. it's an area that i visited a few weeks ago. and augmenting the participation in n.a.t.o.'s air policing mission on the baltic peninsula. >> robert english is the director of the international school in southern los angeles. i want to replay that tape with the u.n. ambassador being detained in a cafe against his will, and then being escorted out of the country and as we see this, what do you make of what is going on right now in the capitol of crimea? >> reporter: things are in danger of spinning out of control. we're really at risk of some spark, provocation, accident, leading to major loss of life, and then some much larger and more deadly conflict. precisely incidents like this which we've been lucky to avoid so far are why we need to step back, both sides co
they are scheduled to be in country until march 12th. >>> robert, in speaking before the senate armed services committee chuck hagel spilling out any u.s. military role in ukraine. >> this morning the defense department is pursuing measures to support our allies stepping up joint training through aviation detachment in poland. it's an area that i visited a few weeks ago. and augmenting the participation in n.a.t.o.'s air policing mission on the baltic peninsula. >> robert...
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here is this beautiful and large country called ukraine. suppose ukraine finally after failing in 2004 get it right -- democracy, gets rid of corruption, the economy is improving, and it is there of the border for russia. i think it makes him nervous if there were a success in ukraine in bringing about a free and open society and economic success, which is not the case in russia. >> what you do if the sanctions fail? what do you do it the pressure fails and he continues with his own ambitious ideas of expanding russia within his own borders and spears of influence? >> go back to georgia in nato. if you tried something like that say with one area that has a significant russian popularity -- population, he would be attacking nato. that would be an entirely different set of circumstances. i have no illusions that in the short term, we will be able to curb mr. putin's ambitions. in the long term, we can curb those ambitions in many ways, but we are becoming more energy independent. the only thing that is putin putin happening up mr.'s is his en
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ukraine has formed a new government, of course. it's planned elections for may and faced incursion by russia. and today the eventu may accept t accepted the country $15 billion. either president obama is a weak leader or it demonstrates hypocrisy? the players are jockeying for control. so what they say publicly is a weak indicator of what they mean. take putin. he's using one of robert green's class ib laws of you power win through your actions, never through argument. putin's objective is to provide jekt power and at that time foot hold in ukraine. he's doing that. in foreign policy, words are cheap tools. putin is fine using them to offer propaganda to allies like the claim that the ethnic russians are in danger. now, rule number two. follow the money. after russia, the ukrainian republic was the soviet union's most important economic component. it produced quadruple the output of the next republic on that list. today it remains the second largest exporter of grain in the world. putin's greatest leverage isn't his weapons, it's e
ukraine has formed a new government, of course. it's planned elections for may and faced incursion by russia. and today the eventu may accept t accepted the country $15 billion. either president obama is a weak leader or it demonstrates hypocrisy? the players are jockeying for control. so what they say publicly is a weak indicator of what they mean. take putin. he's using one of robert green's class ib laws of you power win through your actions, never through argument. putin's objective is to...
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well, think about the country of ukraine. as congress considers this legislation president obama should direct his energy department to expedite the existing permitting process. he should set firm deadlines for the department in acting on pending knowledge applications -- applications. these exports will create jobs all across this country from natural gas fields in wyoming, steel mills in the midwest, ports along our coasts. liquefied natural gas exports will also help reduce our nation's trade deficit, which stood at nearly $39 billion in december. finally, natural gas exports will help our allies in europe. ukraine imports about 60% of its natural gas from russia. so what's russia's position on this? we know vladimir putin, russia had cut off natural gas supplies to ukraine twice before, 2006 and in 2009. earlier this week "the wall street journal" reported that russia's state-owned energy giant, jasprom is threatening to raise gas prices in in the ukraine. american natural gas exports could help ukraine and other european
well, think about the country of ukraine. as congress considers this legislation president obama should direct his energy department to expedite the existing permitting process. he should set firm deadlines for the department in acting on pending knowledge applications -- applications. these exports will create jobs all across this country from natural gas fields in wyoming, steel mills in the midwest, ports along our coasts. liquefied natural gas exports will also help reduce our nation's...
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. >>> and we move, next, to the brutal cold covering the eastern half of this country. and tonight, the map showing arctic air, pushing its way into the south. march is setting new records with the lowest temperatures in 100 years. and abc's alex perez, tonight, has the people struggling the most. and some of them, making a fortune on the freeze. >> reporter: mother nature's march madness. raleigh, north carolina, cars flipped upside-down and skidding on icy roads. in arkansas, along this interstate near the tennessee border, a truck accident backed up traffic for miles passengers stranded overnight for hours. an ice storm in houston coated the area with a quarter-inch of dangerous ice, bringing down trees and knocking out power. it's been a winter for the books. and nowhere more so than chicago, where, it's official. they shivered through the most days at or below zero ever. the weather, walloping industries, too. sales at ford and gm are down. dealerships, empty. >> nobody comes out. they stay in two weeks before it and it takes two weeks for them to come back out. >>
. >>> and we move, next, to the brutal cold covering the eastern half of this country. and tonight, the map showing arctic air, pushing its way into the south. march is setting new records with the lowest temperatures in 100 years. and abc's alex perez, tonight, has the people struggling the most. and some of them, making a fortune on the freeze. >> reporter: mother nature's march madness. raleigh, north carolina, cars flipped upside-down and skidding on icy roads. in arkansas,...
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don jenkins joining me from ukraine to talk about what he's going through. i so appreciate your joining us here. >> i appreciate you calling. >> you have been updating the world on your situation through your wife's facebook page. have you been in touch with the embassy there in ukraine and have they done anything to help you? >> yes, we have been in touch daily with the american embassy and also with senator pat roberts' rauoffice back in kans. we e-mail back and forth. i make phone calls to the american embassy. they're doing everything they can, but ultimately, there hasn't really had an impact on the end result. we're still without the final passport. >> what is the explanation of the hold-up? why can't they be issued or an emergency provisional document be issued? >> that's one of the biggest questions because, you know, we understand the government officials were out, new people were brought in. we knew that was going to slow things down. we knew when putin, you know, took over crimea and started asking people here to enlist for -- they're trying to ge
don jenkins joining me from ukraine to talk about what he's going through. i so appreciate your joining us here. >> i appreciate you calling. >> you have been updating the world on your situation through your wife's facebook page. have you been in touch with the embassy there in ukraine and have they done anything to help you? >> yes, we have been in touch daily with the american embassy and also with senator pat roberts' rauoffice back in kans. we e-mail back and forth. i...
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>>s of ukraine. slice off parts of georgia with that country. this is very serious. we shouldn't expect crimea to be part of the crisis. this is not unlike nazi germany and the cessation of the plan and ethnic speaking germans and an area that will be given to the czechoslovakia by the treaty of 1919, 20 years before. this is sort of the same playbook. >> let me ask you about what secretary hagel talked to you about. perhaps provide weapons to ukraine. does that make sense? >> we have a military relationship. the guard has a close relationship with training missions to ukrainian troops. we have that military relationship established and get russia's attention and we should expand on it with the one step of the joint military training and considering a timeline for putting the ukraine into nato. again, a political decision, but one that would certainly get vladimir putin's attention. >> retired colonel, thank you so much for taking the time. i will scoot you right to connecticut where president obama is addressing the crowd. >> we have friends that have been battering
>>s of ukraine. slice off parts of georgia with that country. this is very serious. we shouldn't expect crimea to be part of the crisis. this is not unlike nazi germany and the cessation of the plan and ethnic speaking germans and an area that will be given to the czechoslovakia by the treaty of 1919, 20 years before. this is sort of the same playbook. >> let me ask you about what secretary hagel talked to you about. perhaps provide weapons to ukraine. does that make sense? >>...
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we're going to not be humiliated any longer by nato expansion, by countries like ukraine abandoning us, going to the west, by the missile system that was going to be put up in poland which i think now has to be re-established. but i think it's just very much a part of an american culture. the ruskies being the traditional enemy in the cold war period when it's a bipolar world. it's an interdependent world and so putin will get punishment from europe. he's going to get punishment from nato, from the united states and also i think from his surrounding republics. he's going to lose by this incursion in ukraine, he's going to lose a lot of strength in poland and moldova and countries he wants to keep under his orbit. >> okay. matthew, i mean, i think back in, say, my country, back in england, there isn't quite the level of visceral hatred or distrust to putin and russia and probably the same of many countries in europe, actually. has america got to realign the cold war feelings toward anything russian? is it a pragmatic way to deal with the current situation? >> honestly, piers, i don't th
we're going to not be humiliated any longer by nato expansion, by countries like ukraine abandoning us, going to the west, by the missile system that was going to be put up in poland which i think now has to be re-established. but i think it's just very much a part of an american culture. the ruskies being the traditional enemy in the cold war period when it's a bipolar world. it's an interdependent world and so putin will get punishment from europe. he's going to get punishment from nato, from...
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ukraine and nato assigned. declaration did complement the charter that was signed. if you -- if possible nato involvement is ruled out, then are the signatures worth the paper they are written on? -ukraine commission has met on the back of those agreements. there will be further nato agreements -- meetings. we are clear in this house. that we are not planning another crimea war. i am not sure what the member is advocating that nato should do, in addition to the diplomatic moves we have made through nato. those agreements with ukraine are important but they don't include coming to the arms defense of ukraine. >> thank you. delegationnservative has sought the -- the suspension from batch of russia from the council of europe. they decline to sit on the group. state saysecretary of what more the u.k. delegation could do for the council of europe as a whole and contributing towards the restoration of democracy and human rights in ukraine? >> i think this is an issue to be raised vigorously. i welcome the decisions m
ukraine and nato assigned. declaration did complement the charter that was signed. if you -- if possible nato involvement is ruled out, then are the signatures worth the paper they are written on? -ukraine commission has met on the back of those agreements. there will be further nato agreements -- meetings. we are clear in this house. that we are not planning another crimea war. i am not sure what the member is advocating that nato should do, in addition to the diplomatic moves we have made...
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kerry also had a message for president putin-- back off. >> it is not appropriate to invade a country and, at the end of a barrel of a gun, dictate what you are trying to achieve. >> pelley: margaret, it wouldn't seem the administration has a lot of options. what is it going to try next? >> reporter: well, the hope is that russia and ukraine will negotiate directly. the ukrainian foreign minister, who was a protester himself three months ago, flew to paris tonight, on secretary kerry's plane, and he told us that he expects to meet russian foreign minister sergey lavrov tomorrow. now, lavrov is scheduled to meet with kerry, but he has not yet signed on to meet with his ukrainian counterpart. >> pelley: margaret brennan in paris for us tonight. margaret, thank you very much. you heard margaret mention the u.s. is working on unspecified economic sanctions against russia, but there's not a lot of support from the allies. here's anthony mason. >> reporter: the threat of economic sanctions has not kept russia from taking a tighter hold on ukraine's crimean peninsula. do you think the u.s. a
kerry also had a message for president putin-- back off. >> it is not appropriate to invade a country and, at the end of a barrel of a gun, dictate what you are trying to achieve. >> pelley: margaret, it wouldn't seem the administration has a lot of options. what is it going to try next? >> reporter: well, the hope is that russia and ukraine will negotiate directly. the ukrainian foreign minister, who was a protester himself three months ago, flew to paris tonight, on...
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we certainly don't want a war or see ukraine partitioned or anything like that. what we would like to do is have an election this coming may in that country, get a government in place that is neither anti-russian or terribly pro-russian and create a situation where we don't have any significant differences with the russians over ukraine. and i think, in addition to that, what we also have to do is we have to stop talking about nato expansion. i think it's an important backdrop to this whole crisis. since the end of the cold war, the united states and the west europeans have been pushing nato further and further eastward, and this just drives the russians crazy. it's precipitated, in my opinion, the 2008 war between georgia and russia, and i think what's going on here is that the russians are basically saying -- and here we're talking about putin -- that there's no way that they're going to tolerate a situation where the united states installs a pro-western rejeej in ukraine and then eventually brings ukraine into nato. that's simply unacceptable. >> ifill: that's
we certainly don't want a war or see ukraine partitioned or anything like that. what we would like to do is have an election this coming may in that country, get a government in place that is neither anti-russian or terribly pro-russian and create a situation where we don't have any significant differences with the russians over ukraine. and i think, in addition to that, what we also have to do is we have to stop talking about nato expansion. i think it's an important backdrop to this whole...
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whenever we put the map up, it's always great to remind people, those countries just west of ukraine, they're nato allies of the u.s. and nervous with this. if russia is willing to go into a sovereign state with its forces, guns drawn, does that set a precedent for them to do the same, to move a little bit to the west? and threaten one of those nato allies. >> i'm really glad you mention that. look at the nato members. i'm not sure if you've got the same map up, a monitor. but pop that map up if we could. so the nato members right up you against russia and ukraine, that's russia's perspective right there, that ever since the demise of the soviet union, while people have been dancing on their grave, effectively, and bolstering a large block, which could be considered an enemy, right up against their border, that's the perspective of mr. putin. and with that in mind, i just wanted to ask you about something that transpired on capitol hill. senator john mccain was at the senate armed services committee hearing, and he went after the secretary of defense, chuck hagel, on what the pentagon
whenever we put the map up, it's always great to remind people, those countries just west of ukraine, they're nato allies of the u.s. and nervous with this. if russia is willing to go into a sovereign state with its forces, guns drawn, does that set a precedent for them to do the same, to move a little bit to the west? and threaten one of those nato allies. >> i'm really glad you mention that. look at the nato members. i'm not sure if you've got the same map up, a monitor. but pop that...
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will not punish putin for invading ukraine. what should president obama do if europe once again acts in cowardly way. charles krauthammer on that. >> it'sing if to be run by bureaucrats and run by politicians who have no idea what is in your best interest then i'm getting out. >> how many doctors are going to opt out of obamacare. we have the number and it is shocking. extensive report tonight let's do this.
will not punish putin for invading ukraine. what should president obama do if europe once again acts in cowardly way. charles krauthammer on that. >> it'sing if to be run by bureaucrats and run by politicians who have no idea what is in your best interest then i'm getting out. >> how many doctors are going to opt out of obamacare. we have the number and it is shocking. extensive report tonight let's do this.
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ago, his country fought a war against russia. they were in a very simple -- similar situation to what ukraine is now. he is coming up later in the hour and we will take a look at the issue of the so-called gas wars, the relationship between the worlds's largest natural gas producer and ukraine. the relations right now are strained. like we be in a situation we were in 2006? disruptions in western europe. we will be looking at that later in the hour as well. lots to talk about today. >> and then we have the prime minister of ukraine for the eu leaders summit. well one focusing as what is happening in china. the same growth target for this year as it did in 2013. the country's premier making the announcement at the annual meeting in beijing. stephen engle reports. >> the party has officially kicked off. the national people's congress, the annual session of parliament being held here in the great hall of the people. this is tiananmen square over here. the delegates are being hauled off to lunch. by the way, there are new frugality m
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we want to reduce the independence of countries like ukraine on russia. you have got to play this for the long haul which means to weaken the ability of russia to intimidate any of its neighbors including ukraine. martha: what do you think led to this moment. you are basically, it sound to me, correct me if i'm wrong. you are saying crimea is gone and you are not the first person who said that to us on this program. that situation may be over. how did we get caught so off guard and allow that to happen. >> i'm not sure it, gone. i think we have to prepare ourselves for that possibility. i'm hoping the sanctions and diplomatic process might mean the russians do withdraw. but i think we have to be -- we have to be realistic. part of the reason we are here is geography. the russians have certain advantages. they have bigger stakes there sanity's because of what happened in kiev the last couple months. this choice if you will between how ukraine was going to orient itself toward europe or russia when it looked like the majority of the people in kiev voted to
we want to reduce the independence of countries like ukraine on russia. you have got to play this for the long haul which means to weaken the ability of russia to intimidate any of its neighbors including ukraine. martha: what do you think led to this moment. you are basically, it sound to me, correct me if i'm wrong. you are saying crimea is gone and you are not the first person who said that to us on this program. that situation may be over. how did we get caught so off guard and allow that...
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torged the acting president continue to take measures which protecte country and the rights of all ukraine citizens including minority groups. i welcome the steps they have taken including the appointment of new regional governments in russian speaking regions and the veto of legislation affecting the status of the russian language. for urgent commitments and reforms it is vital that ukraine receive assistance. the imf should be front and center of any program of assistance. the imf since officials to kiev yesterday. finance ministers have issued a statement declaring our readiness to mobilize rapid technical assistance to support ukraine in addressing its macro economic, regulatory, and anticorruption challenges. the eu has committed 610 million euros in financial assistance which could be made available once an imf program has been agreed. , europeanger term funding, neighborhood the eu will continue to provide significant support to ukraine. informed the government yesterday we will provide immediate technical assistance to ukraine to support elections and assist with reforms in public
torged the acting president continue to take measures which protecte country and the rights of all ukraine citizens including minority groups. i welcome the steps they have taken including the appointment of new regional governments in russian speaking regions and the veto of legislation affecting the status of the russian language. for urgent commitments and reforms it is vital that ukraine receive assistance. the imf should be front and center of any program of assistance. the imf since...
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you can't move the country. so no matter what happens down the road ukraine is going to be dealing with russia. they have enormous trade between the nations obviously gas pipelines from russia run through ukraine. there's no separating the two. it's a question of what sort of relations they have, how close relations have and though there are many here more oriented towards the west, more oriented towards the european union just a matter of geography alone guarantees that there's going to be this relationship, the exact nature of it is really being tested and will be decided in the coming days and weeks. >> as you say, anderson, all eyes on crimea, but as well on these high level talks happening in paris to see who will be meeting and what will come with it. anderson cooper on the ground for us in kiev. thanks, anderson. >> please stay with us for the latest as it happens in ukraine. there's other news for you to watch this morning. let's get to john berman. >>> break being news out of detroit a huge fire at an a
you can't move the country. so no matter what happens down the road ukraine is going to be dealing with russia. they have enormous trade between the nations obviously gas pipelines from russia run through ukraine. there's no separating the two. it's a question of what sort of relations they have, how close relations have and though there are many here more oriented towards the west, more oriented towards the european union just a matter of geography alone guarantees that there's going to be...
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now they're looking at a country without a recognized leadership, a russia says they're protecting this former president they consider to be a murderer and russian military to the south in crimea having taken over a portion of ukraine. so there is great uncertainty. great confusion in many indications, and moreover, tremendous sadness for those who were ukrainian nationalists wondering what the future may hold we'll report tomorrow from crimea. more pro-russian with longstanding allegiances to russia and the russian government. we're expecting a different scene there. sean, back to you. >> shep, great reporting. that is all the time we have left this evening. before we go, we don't want you to miss a single episode of "hannity". i know you're putting covers on. stop right there. set it to fox news channel. start your weekday morning with fox and friends, this all starts at 5:00 a.m with ainsley, then, the crew at 6:00. thanks for being with us. we'll see you back here tomorrow night. >>> this is a fox news alert. president obama says no. he will not go to the g-8 summit in sochi. senior
now they're looking at a country without a recognized leadership, a russia says they're protecting this former president they consider to be a murderer and russian military to the south in crimea having taken over a portion of ukraine. so there is great uncertainty. great confusion in many indications, and moreover, tremendous sadness for those who were ukrainian nationalists wondering what the future may hold we'll report tomorrow from crimea. more pro-russian with longstanding allegiances to...
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those countries in advance that if he came into the crimea, he came into the ukraine, that we would live up to our treaty obligations. after all, the u.s. and the u.k. have a treaty with the u.k. they have no moral right to back us here. we are a signature just like we are. >> don't you agree it's very telling at least a big sign who is with us and who is not by who responds to that g-8 remark tonight. >> nor doubt. the major take away is how ill prepared the obama administration was for something that was entirely predictable. how much more are they ill prepared for and, frankly, i'm very worried as to how the chinese will react to this. they are seeking those islands that they're in contention with japan over. look at the way obama reacts here and they say to themselves, gee, what the heck is going to do to us if we just take those islands? >> mayor,s always, thank you, sir. >> thank you. for a closer look how things really are in kiev right now. check out this tweet from the "new york times" london bureau chief. he posts this photo with the caption, my hotel in kiev tonight. here
those countries in advance that if he came into the crimea, he came into the ukraine, that we would live up to our treaty obligations. after all, the u.s. and the u.k. have a treaty with the u.k. they have no moral right to back us here. we are a signature just like we are. >> don't you agree it's very telling at least a big sign who is with us and who is not by who responds to that g-8 remark tonight. >> nor doubt. the major take away is how ill prepared the obama administration...
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we talked with some senior administration officials here at the white house about the situation in ukraine, and about that 90-minute phone call. according to the senior administration official, the president spent much of that time, and this goes to perhaps the whole reason why this crisis is unfolding, the president spent most of the time basically challenging putin on his facts that vladimir putin was basically saying that he's stepping in or that russia has a right to defend the interests of ethnic russians in ukraine. and that the president spent much of that the phone call basically disagreeing with vladimir putin. so i think that that goes to what we've been hearing over the last several days from administration officials that there's just sort of a fundamental disagreement over the facts on the ground as they stand now in ukraine and why putin is doing what he's doing. what's interesting is that the senior administration official sort of challenged the notion that putin is acting unhinged or acting rir lags -- irrationally. they reiterated this to us that they believe he is acting c
we talked with some senior administration officials here at the white house about the situation in ukraine, and about that 90-minute phone call. according to the senior administration official, the president spent much of that time, and this goes to perhaps the whole reason why this crisis is unfolding, the president spent most of the time basically challenging putin on his facts that vladimir putin was basically saying that he's stepping in or that russia has a right to defend the interests of...
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people around her know the country very well. i would imagine she would be a very strong supporter of this new government, and i would imagine she would be a very strong critic of the hypocrisy being shown by president putin. >> we've had some talk on this program and elsewhere about the chess board with russia, and the very -- the different interests we have with russia from syria to iran to ukraine, and moving one piece on the chess board has to keep in mind the others. chess, having been used so often in this model, one of the great russian chess players tweeted today about this. less than putin's skill, it's that he is not playing by the rules of the free world. the rules the free world feels obliged to follow. so again, not like chess at all. charles kupchan, not like chess at all because vladimir putin observes no rules. >> that's exactly right. he's playing by his own rules. he is engaging in behavior that's really beyond the bounds. at the same time, we have to figure out how to respond to this in a way that's resolution,
people around her know the country very well. i would imagine she would be a very strong supporter of this new government, and i would imagine she would be a very strong critic of the hypocrisy being shown by president putin. >> we've had some talk on this program and elsewhere about the chess board with russia, and the very -- the different interests we have with russia from syria to iran to ukraine, and moving one piece on the chess board has to keep in mind the others. chess, having...
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but based on russia seeking through force to exert influence on a neighboring country. >> meanwhile, at the bases in crimea, the standoff continue. joining me now on the phone from sevastopol in crimea is simon ostrovsky. filed an amazing report yesterday. simon, what's the situation where you are in crimea like right now? >> hi. well, i'm in sevastopol, and there is a ukrainian naval base here. it's the high command for the whole of the ukrainian navy, and it's been under siege for the last three days or so. that's the base that i managed to get into yesterday by climbing over the wall because it's surrounded by pro-russia protesters as well as russian troops and some of the russian troops are actually inside. but the sailors inside of the base haven't yet sort of laid down their arms or switched sides which is what the russian troops and the sort of pro-russia supporters are trying to get them to do and what russians are trying to get ukrainian military officers across the crimean peninsula to do and essentially what their strategy so far has been a war of attrition, trying to wait
but based on russia seeking through force to exert influence on a neighboring country. >> meanwhile, at the bases in crimea, the standoff continue. joining me now on the phone from sevastopol in crimea is simon ostrovsky. filed an amazing report yesterday. simon, what's the situation where you are in crimea like right now? >> hi. well, i'm in sevastopol, and there is a ukrainian naval base here. it's the high command for the whole of the ukrainian navy, and it's been under siege for...
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, obviously, crimea is a unique situation within the country. i think, obviously, putin has achieved something that he desired. he's back at the table in terms of having the ability to influence what happens in ukraine. next, the revolution probably has slowed down a little bit. that said, putin is at risk of overplaying his hand. you'll have the sentiment on the ground there. but i sense that he has pushed ukraine to a level of solidarity, notwithstanding all of its cultural and historical differences. ukrainians of all stripes, those who are supporting the protesters, those who are supporting yanukovych are standing up right now for the sovereignty and stability of ukraine. >> they are, indeed, standing up, but they were protesting at one point, and now they seem to be coming together as a nation. but it's altogether unclear what it is that they will be able to do. because at this point, what putin has done is moved into crimea and crimea only. where russian sentiments are strong, where he has a lot of support, where people who came from the f
, obviously, crimea is a unique situation within the country. i think, obviously, putin has achieved something that he desired. he's back at the table in terms of having the ability to influence what happens in ukraine. next, the revolution probably has slowed down a little bit. that said, putin is at risk of overplaying his hand. you'll have the sentiment on the ground there. but i sense that he has pushed ukraine to a level of solidarity, notwithstanding all of its cultural and historical...
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ukraine is likely to feature high in any discussion between john kerry and sergei lavrov. diplomatic editor james bays looks at how one crisis is affecting the other. >> the ongoing battles in syria are more than 1,000km away from ukraine. the crisis in crimea may have an impact. the international community gave this man the job of trying to find peace in syria. talks convened by lakhdar brahimi in geneva have achieved nothing. getting both sides back around the table and persuading them and in particular the syrian government to negotiate properly requires pressure from the u.s. and russia working together. that doesn't look likely now. just like the peace talks, the deal to remove syria's chemical weapons was done by u.s. secretary of state kerry and his russian counterpart sergei lavrov. so much has happened since the handshake took place at this spot less than six months ago. u.s.-russian relations are arguably at their worst point since any time since the cold war. the chemical weapons deal is not going to plan. the syrian government is well behind schedule in getting
ukraine is likely to feature high in any discussion between john kerry and sergei lavrov. diplomatic editor james bays looks at how one crisis is affecting the other. >> the ongoing battles in syria are more than 1,000km away from ukraine. the crisis in crimea may have an impact. the international community gave this man the job of trying to find peace in syria. talks convened by lakhdar brahimi in geneva have achieved nothing. getting both sides back around the table and persuading them...
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but there is nervousness in eastern ukraine about the fact that the country is now being run by the western half, by the half that is more nationalist, that is closer to poland than russia. >> eastern promise is a great movie and also a question. you can't trust him on facts because he's lying right now, saying they aren't russian soldiers. we know that. but what about his promises to sigh we'll respect the integrity of the country, that there's not going to be an invasion? >> you know, for now, sure. but if -- look, if there's an excuse for an invasion, an excuse for some sort of grab of the city or some of those eastern cities, i think he might well do it. i think absent such an excuse, i think he would be hard pressed to roll the tanks, you know, up to the deneaper. >> let's talk about john kerry. he ran for president and lost a heart breaker in ohio. one of those states, and that was it. he's had to live with that. he said he's never going to run for office again. i think kerry is looking good. >> yeah, i mean, kerry is really -- i think history will judge him as a strong and effective
but there is nervousness in eastern ukraine about the fact that the country is now being run by the western half, by the half that is more nationalist, that is closer to poland than russia. >> eastern promise is a great movie and also a question. you can't trust him on facts because he's lying right now, saying they aren't russian soldiers. we know that. but what about his promises to sigh we'll respect the integrity of the country, that there's not going to be an invasion? >> you...
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cutting off 80 percent of ukraine's natural gas. and the pipelines that criss-cross the country also supply europe, without russian deliveries, the e=u would run out of natural gas in a matter of weeks. >> pam: coming up. >> pam: a south bay campus on a high alert following several brazen armed robberies. plus -- pulling out all the stops. mardi gras celebration in full swing today. and size does matter. a crackdown on carry-on luggage, next. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is smooth and precise on-road handling. this is easy-to-use off-road capability when you need it. this is seventy and counting safety and security features. ♪ this is total confidence and comfort. in the middle of crowds or in the middle of nowhere. this is the freedom to keep chasing all the horizons you want. introducing the all-new 2014 jeep cherokee. ♪ >> reporter:united airlines is getting tough on passengers with oversized- carry on bags. workers have been sending passengers --whose bags exceed luggage limits -- back to the ticket counter. passengers are fo
cutting off 80 percent of ukraine's natural gas. and the pipelines that criss-cross the country also supply europe, without russian deliveries, the e=u would run out of natural gas in a matter of weeks. >> pam: coming up. >> pam: a south bay campus on a high alert following several brazen armed robberies. plus -- pulling out all the stops. mardi gras celebration in full swing today. and size does matter. a crackdown on carry-on luggage, next. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is smooth...
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why would this country want to bring our front all the way to the border between ukraine and russia? what would be the national interest in doing that? >> i have to make a generalization. what we're witnessing in this crisis in ukraine, and essentially, it's moving the old metaphorical curtain in berlin right to russia's borders. if it stay there's, my kids, grandkids are going to have to live with it, and it's going to be more dangerous than the last cold war. what this represents is a collapse of bipartisan american policy towards russia. and therefore everyone, hadley and all the rest who are centrally involved in implementing this policy are trying to make it go away by doing one of two things. blame only putin. only putin is responsible. he may be hitler or even worse, and say let's fight. and you can't bring ukraine into nato unless you change the rules, because no country that doesn't control its own territory can be in nato. >> right. let me go back to gene you. wrote a beautiful column today. and i -- i don't understand these people. >> yeah. >> they're like the -- remember
why would this country want to bring our front all the way to the border between ukraine and russia? what would be the national interest in doing that? >> i have to make a generalization. what we're witnessing in this crisis in ukraine, and essentially, it's moving the old metaphorical curtain in berlin right to russia's borders. if it stay there's, my kids, grandkids are going to have to live with it, and it's going to be more dangerous than the last cold war. what this represents is a...
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he is, of course, the special envoy to ukraine. quit his post and leave the country to try and deescalate the situation. we don't know why these local militia had such a problem with robert serry. but you would have to assume, these local militia are pro-russian. obviously, whatever robert serry was saying didn't seem to agree with these local militia. so they have ordered him to the airport. he is there now, due to catch his flight out of ukraine. and as we mentioned, try and deescalate the situation, wolf. >> very tense situation. underscored by that incident. i want to get back to you, anna. stand by. in the meantime, the top diplomats for the united states and russia, that would be john kerry and sergey lavrov, huddled today at the russian ambassador's residence in paris. they're still meeting, apparently, right now. the u.s., britain and ukraine have called for international observers in ukraine. the organization for security cooperation in europe said it would send 35 unarmed military personnel to ukraine at the same time. ou
he is, of course, the special envoy to ukraine. quit his post and leave the country to try and deescalate the situation. we don't know why these local militia had such a problem with robert serry. but you would have to assume, these local militia are pro-russian. obviously, whatever robert serry was saying didn't seem to agree with these local militia. so they have ordered him to the airport. he is there now, due to catch his flight out of ukraine. and as we mentioned, try and deescalate the...
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we expect the ukraine to be offered a $3 billion loan. billion offer2 from the european union. -- the imfdollars says maybe they will not get all of that, but there should be enough money for the country to get through elections. betty. you, ryan chilcote. i want to talk more about how the situation could play out and affect the world. secretary of state john kerry on therom kiev possibility of sanctions against russia. >> if russia does not choose to de-escalate, if it is not willing to work with the government of the ukraine as we hope they will be, then our partners will have absolutely no choice but to join us to continue to expand upon steps we have taken in recent days in order to isolate russia politically, diplomatically, and economically. expand upon steps and isolate russia -- tough talk from the secretary. i want to bring in roger altman, former deputy secretary under president bill clinton, and he is also the founder of evercore partners. also with us is republican senator ron johnson of wisconsin who served on the budget comm
we expect the ukraine to be offered a $3 billion loan. billion offer2 from the european union. -- the imfdollars says maybe they will not get all of that, but there should be enough money for the country to get through elections. betty. you, ryan chilcote. i want to talk more about how the situation could play out and affect the world. secretary of state john kerry on therom kiev possibility of sanctions against russia. >> if russia does not choose to de-escalate, if it is not willing to...
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russia then invaded ukraine the following day. over the years, the cia has also missed little things like the soviets invading afghanistan, the collapse of the soviet union and the last time the russians invaded another country when they invaded in 2008. all that spying failure, all that intelligence failure doesn't mean the spying has slowed down between our countries. this is an american named ryan fogle. this is his i.d. badge. he worked at the u.s. embassy in moscow until this past may when he was arrested on a moscow street and tackled to the ground while wearing this sort of strangely colored backwards baseball hat and rather amazing blond wig. the russians arrested mr. fogle for supposedly being a covert spy, a cia spy. russian media released lots of still photos of him as well as this video of his arrest complete with an elaborate perp walk that the fsb made him do while still handcuffed and wearing the horrible wig and hat. we eventually get to see him waiting to be questioned about his alleged spying activities. also pho
russia then invaded ukraine the following day. over the years, the cia has also missed little things like the soviets invading afghanistan, the collapse of the soviet union and the last time the russians invaded another country when they invaded in 2008. all that spying failure, all that intelligence failure doesn't mean the spying has slowed down between our countries. this is an american named ryan fogle. this is his i.d. badge. he worked at the u.s. embassy in moscow until this past may when...